Coffin's Grove Stagecoach House

Coffin's Grove Stagecoach House
Location 3 miles west of Manchester, Iowa
Coordinates 42°30′01″N 91°32′31″W / 42.50028°N 91.54194°W / 42.50028; -91.54194Coordinates: 42°30′01″N 91°32′31″W / 42.50028°N 91.54194°W / 42.50028; -91.54194
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built 1855
Architectural style Colonial
NRHP reference # 75000681[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 20, 1975
Removed from NRHP August 15, 2018

Coffin's Grove Stagecoach House, also known as the Henry Baker House, was a historic building located west of Manchester, Iowa, United States. Coffin's Grove was named for Clement Coffin who settled in the area in 1840. His son-in-law Henry Baker joined him the following year. The house was built in 1855 to accommodate the increase in travelers passing through the area. It served as a hotel, post office and the second floor was used for community functions like dances. The two-story Colonial style was unusual for a structure this far west.[2] It is typically found in Ohio. The house featured a foundation of limestone quarried on the property and brick that was kilned here. Across the road from where the house was located are the remnants of barns built in 1849. They were the first frame barns in the Delaware County.[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

In 2017 the Stagecoach House was in the process of being dismantled. It was said that neither the Delaware County Historical Society nor the Iowa Historical Society were interested in saving the landmark. On August 15, 2018, it was delisted from the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Robert F. Phelps. "Coffin's Grove Stagecoach House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-29. with five photos from 1973-74
  3. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List". National Park Service. August 17, 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-22.


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